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XUT MANNING, S. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1901. No 9
A WARf WELCOME
Ex-ended the Old Veterans to
Columbia by Her
LEADINO NEWSPAPER.
An Ardcle that Brings to Mind
the Neble Sacrifice Made by
Carolinas Scns and
Daughters.
The following was the leading edi
torial in The State on last Wednesday,
which was the first day of the Con
federate reunion in Columbia:
It is almost a waste of words to wel
come Confederate soldiers to Co
lumbia. There esn be no shadow of
doubt that every man who wore the
gray is welcome to that city to which
the wearing of the gray has always
meant so much.
This is the city in which the War Be
tween the States mnay be justly said to
have originated. It was here that half
a century ago the representative men of
South Carolina used, as now, to meet
and counsel together. Then, as now,
there were differences of opinion on
political matters. Few doubted the
right to accede but many considered it
folly to do so. At length the seces
sionists prevailed. The convention
which first assembled in Columbia, as
the body representing a sovereign
State, settled that. Afterwards there
was no more division. Secessionists
and their former opponents were united
in resistance to the attempt that was
made on State sovereignty and local
self-government. The expediency of
secoession was no longer the issue. Pol
*icy had given place to principle, and
when principle is at stake the men of
South Carolina have until this day
been true.
War having supplanted debate. Co
lumbia once more became the centre
of Carolina activity. It was here at
the capital that the first regiments
were assembled and from here that
they went on to the fields of Virginia;
some there to die, some to suffer
wounds and sickness and others to re.
turn unharmed to fight other battles
for their State. What days those first
days of war must have been in Co
lumbia! We cannot dwell upon the
topic now and here. Ozher hands more
worthy have written cf those times.
Then came four years of carnage,
four yeara of fighting and daring, of en
duiance and sacrifice-four years that
seemed a century when me4sured by
accomplishments and yet were all too
short to do what Southern hearts dared
All this time, Columbia was still a
centre of activity. Here were stores
and factories, foundries and many a
minor induttry, alt working day by day
to send to the soldiers the aims, the
clothing and the equipments that were
so badly needed. Here were hospitals
and ihere were homee ever ready to re
ceive the sick and wounded returning
from fields of battle, near and far.
The end began to drawn near. Sher
man's mighty host approached mearer
and nearer. Defended by an insuf
ficient band-than which none has ever
been more true-the capital of South
Carolina must finally fall into the
hands of a vandal enemy. Columbia
must be abandoned to her fate-aban
doned by one who loved her as his own
and whom she has always loved as well
-Wade Hampton. Retreating before
vast odds he saw his neighbors' homes
first shot at and then set afire. And
soon Columbia was in ruins.
Thie next ten years-What of them?
Columbia was made the scene of the
wildest political deviltry and the rank
est debauchery that ever disgraceed an
American commonwealth-punishment
for the part South Carolina had taken
in the defense of rights guaranteed by
the American constitution. But these
things could not long be endured. The
day of revolt came, the hour of the
white man's emancipation was at hand.
And the leaider,-who was he? None
other than than same old Co
lumbian, the one who had led his men
in many a fearful charge; had lost his
all and more; had stood as Columbia's
defender until defense was folly and
hai surrendered only when h's chief
and friend, the noble Lee, said: "We
cannot fight longer''
Tc day Columbia's weleme is extend
ed to the sureivors of a lost cause and
it is extended by Wade Hampton! In
vincible in war and incorruptible in
peace! When he speaks the words that
tell his old cmrades his home city is
glad io have them here, he speaks the
sentiments of every citizen whose pulse
beats time to Columbia's heart throbs.
With an energy, an enthusiasm and a
will never equalled in this city, our cit
izens have gone to work to prepare for
the veterans' coming. They have tried
to provide plans for them to sleep com
fortably, with plenty to eat and a little
something to drink. There will be quite
enough to keep them interested in their'
conventions and their receptions, and it
is Columbia's earn~st desire that all
shall be pleased. If any veteran does
not see what he wants, let him ask for
it
Then there are the ladies. The wives
-who are still the sweethearts-of the
boys who left home in ,61-'65. The wo
men uho keit stockings and shed tears,
p raying and hoping, while the men
were fighting. Tfhey and their daugh
ters-the spcn: ore-will be here, too.
As long as t.aroit a is Carolina they
will be the chief attraction on every oc
casion they may grace with their pres
ence.
The Sons of Veterans are scarcely
less welcome. Theirs is a great heri
tage. And to preserve the history of
their father's deeds, to protect the fair
name of their native land and to cher
ish the lessons it teaches is a sacred
duty. The war was long sir.ec over, we
are a united people and there should be
not one remnant of bitternees between
north and south, yet men would be less
than humn who did not want to tell of
the daring and the devotion to duty
which their fathers mrade imrsortal.
The "story of the glory of the men who
wore the gray"-this is a story worth
telling.
This is no mean city which welcomes
you today, veterans. It is a city that
kas lain prostrate under the cornquer
er's heel, a city that has been robbed
and plundered by vandal hands, a city
that was rszad by the victor's torch.
Those things Clumbia sufferEd in the
same cause for which you cffered your
lives 40 years ago. But today this we!
came comes to %cu, not from a city of
devastation and desolation, but from
one that is alive and growing; a city
that is full of energy, ambition and en
thusiasm. Its lovely residence streets
are lined with the houses of enterpris
ing citizens; its business streets are
scenes of activity and movement; its
depots are crowded with passengers and
freight; its stores and its warehouses
are packed with goode, and its cotton
factories are models for the world to
copy.
This is the New Columbia. Bailt
upon the ruins left by Sherman, it is
going to be the metropolis of the State
very scon, and some day, perhaps, the
metropolis of this section. It is a town
worth visiting and a town that is al
ways glad to have visitors, yet never
were visitors more welcome than those
who will tramp its streets today-the
men who followed Lee and Jackson and
Hampton!
CAN'T BE ENFORCED
The Anderson Labor Contracts Are
Null and Void.
Magistrate Wilson at Anderson had
a case before him last week involving
one of these slavery contracts about
which we have heard so much. It was
the case of the State vs. Alex Williams.
Mr. L R. Watson had paid $150 to get
Williams out of jail and Williams signed
a slavery contract to makaa crop with
Watson. - He broko the contract and
Watson indicted him. Messrs. Bonham
& Watkins renresented the Stato and
Q-aattlebsum & Cochran the defendant.
After hearing the case Magistrate Wil
son rendered the following decision, up
on the rendering of which notice of ap
peal was served.
Oathe third Fa of January, 1901,
Alex Williams. being indebted to J. S.
Fowler for $150 bound and hired him
seli to L. R. Wsteon to~ work for him
for the year 1901 to secure the payment
of tie said $150. From the evidence
before me Alex Williams has neglected
and refused to perform the work re
quired of him in stid contract and now
L. R Watson has pro-ecuted him for
violation of cotract. This is a crim
inal action to enforc3 or punish a lab
orer for violating a civil cintraot. In
order to render a laborer liable crim
inaily for violation of a civil contract
the contract must be such a contract
as is set ou.: in the s:atutes. Section
288 of volume 2, revised statutes, pro
vides what nut be set out in a can
tract to rencer one liab'e criminaily for
its violation. Firot, tuc a onract mu-t
clearly be: for-h the eoLdtions upon
wiiut the labor-r engages tj we-rk. be
ona, the lkn6La of cime. Third, the
amount of niouey to be paid. FKurtn,
and when. This contract dies contah.
the length of time the laber:.r is to work
but it is impossiole iur me to under
stand upon wiat coacitions he is to
work. Nor is it poesioie for me to de
termin-c from the cou:rict what wages
are to be paid Alex Williams, and no
time is mentioned when any wages ar
to ce paid him. In fact, there i3 no
promi-.e in the contract to pay him any
wages at all. For theise reasons I de
cide the defendant is not gurity. This:
contract not being such a contract as1
renaers a laborer .iable to t unishrment
criminally for violating. Again, this
contract is one of those contracts inI
which the laborer agrees to bind himself<
to be loeked up and whipped, etc. Such1
a contract is opposed to public policy I
and is therefore null and void, and the
deferndant cannot be punished for viola- I
ting a nuil and void contract. It was
argued that while these provisions op
posed to public policy are null and void
the other parts of the contract are- stSil
in force and binding. This is not- an
action requiring me to separate the void
provisions from the valid provisions if
there are any such, but simply to punish
a laborer for violating this contraot as
a whole and therefore 1 hold that this
contract in part and in whole is abso
lutely null and void in so far as this
prosecution is concerned. The defen
dant is not guilty and is ordered that
he be discharged.
B. F. Wilson, Magistrate.
An Alligator Story.
A most remarkable encounter with1
an alligator occured in the 8alkehatchie:
river near Yemassee. According to:
your correspondent's informant, him
self anx eye witness to the incideaxt, Mr.
Eugene Walker, of Yemassee, who is a
man weighing over 160 pounds, went
in the river for a swim, leaving his
companions, four in number, on the
shore, from which point they watched
the anties of the expert swimmer for a
considerable length of time. Suddently
Mr. Walker raised his left hand high in
the air and his friends on shore were
horrified to see a huge alligator fastened
thereto. The swimmer, who is de
cended from a long line of fighting an
cestry, none of whom ever lost a fight
or paid a forfeit, was nothing daunted
by the fact that the Saurian had him
somewhat at a disadvantage, and he
soon succeeded in landing the latter.
It was found necessary to complete
ly sever the reptiles head from its body
before Mr. Waiker's hand could be re
leased from its cavernous jaws by
means of pry ing themn apart with a
stout stick. The "gster" was ascer
tained, upon actual measurment, to be
5 feet and 8 inches in length. Mr.
Walker's hand, while considerably la
cerated by the reptile's huge teeth, is
not nearly as badly injured-as it would
very naturalry be supposed would have
been the case.
Waiting For Jim Johnson.
A feud leader, who had about exter
minated the opposing faction and had
made a good fortune for a mountaineer
while doing it, for he kept his men busy
getting out timber when they - wern't
fighting, said to me, in all seriousness:
"I have triuwmphed agin my enemies
time and time naam. 'The Lord's on
my side and 11 gits a better and better
Christian ev,:r' year.
A preacher, riding down a rve
camie upon an (old mountainleer hiag
in the~ bu~hbes with his rifia.
"What are you doing there, my
friend?"
"Ride on, stranger," was the casy
inswer. "I'm a-waitin' fer J im eh
son, and with the help of the- L-ad .l'a
gem,' to blow his dam head on."j
HW TO KEEP EGGS.
A Method That Will Psererve Them
Reasonably Fresh.
The News and Courier, of May 6,
says the question of how to keep eggs
reasonably "fresh" for a considerable
time is one which concerns far mcre
people than the question of how to keep
the Philippines or Cuba, and as many,
perhaps, as any one general househoid
problem that might be stated, and it is
one of never failing interest The
United States department of agrieulture
regards it as being of enough importance
to warrant attention in a GovL rnment
publication, and answers it according'y
in Farmers' bulletin No. 128, just is
sued from the Government press, which
is devoted to the general subject of
"Eggs and their uses as Food." We
give the substance of so much of the
document as relates to the particular
question in hand.
Oae old domestic methoi of preserv
ing eggs, it is noted, is to pack them
in oats or bran; and another is to cover
them with lime water, which may or
may not contain salt. The results of
ofsuchmsthods are not uniform. Some
times the eggs remain fresh and of good
fliavor, tnd at other times spoil. Recent
ly in Germany twenty me:hods were
tested, the eggs being kept for eight
months. Those kept in brine were all
bad, because of the salt having pene
trated the eggs. Of those wrapped in
paper 80 per cent were bad. The same
proportion of those preserved in a silu.
tion of s3:icylic acid and glycerine were
unfit for use. Seventy per cent of thoEe t
rubbed with salt. and the same propor
tion of those packed in bran; or covered
with paraffin, or "vsraished" with a so
lation of gfycerine and salicylic aeid, 8
were bad. Of those sterilized by plac
irig in boiling water for twe ive to fifteen 8
seconds half were bad. Half of those
treated with a solution of alum or put -0
in a solution of salicylic acid were bad. t
Forty per cent of those "varnished"
with water glass, collodion, or shellac
were spoiled. Twenty per cent of
those packed in wood ashes, or treated
with a solution of boric acid and water
glass, cr with a solation of perman- e
ganate of potash, were bad. Those a
"varnished" with vaseline, or preservad t
in "lime water," or in "a solution of
water glass" were "all good."
Of the last three, and successful C
methods, preservation in a solution of e
water glass is especially recommended. 11
For the reason that lime water "some- 5
imes" communicates to the eggs
a dif agreeanle odor and taste, and s,
"varniAhirg" the eggs with vaseline
sonsumes too much time when ttere is b
a laige quantity to ba preserved. e
"Water giavs." or sou le glass, it is 6
noted, is tae p-palar uae for pass d
ium silicate, or fur bocium si.lca.e,
ne commercial article often bea g E
nixture of the twe. The commerCial L
LruOle is usea for prcserving egst as i, ib t
nuch cheaper thaa mne ohemi.ally par.. u]
Lrticle. It is coMmonly boid in two
orms. a liquid aDout tne consistenuy J
f molasses, and a powder. The atrup
form is someumes sold at wholesale, as E
ow as one and three quarter cents a g
pound, but sells at retail as high as ten
3ents a pound. A solution of the t.
proper atrength for preserving eggs is c
niede by dissolving one quart of syrup
hick water-glass in ten parts, by e:
neasure, of water. If the powder is e
ased less is required for a given qiantity
>f water. "Much of the water glass h
>ffered for sale is very alkaline, and d
should not be used as it will not keep c
eggs well." Only pure water should be E
sed in making the solution, and it I
ihould be boiled and then cooled before tj
nizing with the water-glass. The c.
iolution should be carefully poured a
>ver the eggs packed in a clean and G
iweet vessel. Wooden vessels should b
se "thoroughly scalded" for such use. fi
Phe eggs should not be washed before t
packing, and when packed should be e
cept in a cool place. One gallon of the
"solution" is enough for fifty dozen
eggs, if they are properly packed. TJhe
shells of eggs so preserved are apt to
'crack" in boiling, which may be pre
rented by punctaring the big end with
a pin before boiling.
The School Book Question. I
The Committee appointed by the (fon- ~
~ederate Veterans in Columbia in the r
natter of the school book question re
ported as following: 1
The committee to whom was referred a
:he memorial of the University Publish- D
ng company respectfully submits the ~
following report:
-This committee finds, upon careful ~
investigation, that an injury has been 1
lone both to the University Publish- 1h
ng company and to its books and busi- 0
ess. At the last annual reunion of b
he South Carolina division, held at d
breenwood, in this state, Certain pre
ambles and resolutions were adopted in 5
referene to the proper books to be '
sed in our public schools. No attack a
alhatever was made by said prembies e
and resolution upon the University ~
Publishing company, or upon its schoolV
books. h
All statements, therefore, which tend a
be show that the United Confederate ~
Veterans of South Carolina had in any b
way assailed Holmes' readers or Han- ~
sell's histories, or any other of the 0
sompany's publicatious are entirely un
tuthorized.r
Ycur committee therefore recoin
ends the reaffirmnation by this con
ention of the same preambles and re
solutions which were adopted by the
ast annual reunion, held at Green
wood.t
0. L. Schumpert, t
W. E. Jam- s, C
Wade H. Manning,
(Committee. a
A Blind Doctor. c
Chicago iq to graduate a blind doctor.
George 8. IDubbins, who has been blind
for eighteen years, has been given a
degree by the Chicago H3me~pa:.si.c ~
edical College. To secure his de.gree y
Dr. Dobbins took the four-vear coursec
in medicine, supplying his lack of sighlt U
with a wonderiul memory. He is now
about to b gin a post graduate coursie?
in his work, and at the canelusio of a
ta:; he will enter upon the practic e .,f
medicine.
This is a critical time in farming.
Everything depends on the start, and y
the start of the crops of this year is net 1s
altogether ra-isfactory. Work has not a
ben interrupted by the weather to any r
marked degree, but the recent cold (
weather gave a decided b:.ekset to I
imn tring to come up. '
THE STATE REUNION
Great Gathering of Old Confed
erate Soldiers.
THOUSANDS IN COLUMBIA.
Meeting of Old Comrades In
Arms Who Bre.veiy Fought
Under thie Stary
Cross
Columbia, May 11.-Special: Five
bousand survivors of the armies of the
Jonfederate States came into Carolina's
)eautiful capital hero gathered to talk
f war times, to exchange greetings
;hat bad not been passed in years, and
o show the psople of this graat
,ountry that they are not ashamed of
he part they bore ur der Lee and Jack
ion and Johnston and Beauregard and
lordou and Hampto-e and their other
;reat leaders. The numbers here ex
,eeded the highest estimates of the
nost enthusiastic. .Barring fair week,
t was the largest gathering seen in Co
umbia in very many years.
DECORATION OF THE CITY.
The entire city was covered with
olors; not all colors. but the beautiful
ed and white of 'the Confederacy.
?lags and emblems cf every kind per
ainina to the Confederacy wero to be
een floating gayly from almost every
vindow, store and residence, and
hough the prevailing colors were red
nd white and the most of the flags
7ere Confelerate and State flage, a
treak of blue was often to be seen hung
eside the red and white, and numbers
f Union flgi were .sprinkled among
bose of tthe Confederacy. The new
ity Hall and theatre building was the
iost beautifully decorated, and the
-,tls were all thoroughly bedecktd,
ezides all buildings on Main street.
i-y private residences were ornament
d with flags and bunting, and the city
t largo presented a beautiful sp3otacle
) Southern eyes.
OPENING EXERCISES.
The annual conventiou of the South
larolina Division of United Confed
rate veterans openei n the new Co
imbia theatre on Wednesday evening.
lore than 2,000 people were present.
The tpeakera occupied front
3ats and the place of honor was given
> Lieut. Gen. Wade Hompton. Just
,hind hi:n -at Mr. W. A Clark, wno
eorted Gen. Hampton, Governor Ma
-veeney c.me in iviai Gaa. J. B. Gir
o., I yor Earle ceme in with Justce
oo. Mr. Au,;uta Kohn wi;h Mis
i zashi Lamnpen, Uniief Jastic Me
ver wi-;i Gea. Wed, Abocia.e Jstice,
ry nd Jees anc. many ,ther Gis
Lauisii2d Carouiniaus were on the
'e. Gen. . 1. Waiker and kijt
Umes i. Hoames, Uere in froat seat,
i Capt. W. D. S.ariing of Camp
limp on had charge of the great
achering.
Tne op. ning prayer was offered by
ie Rev. Dr. JameE Woodrow of this
Mayor F. S. Earlo *eloomed the vet
rans and other viciItors to- tha capital
Lty.
Thea Commander Starling said that
e and the camp hali selected the mast,
istinguished Veteran, a member of the
imp, to respond in behalf of Camp
[ampton to the welcome. Slowly Gen.
[ampton's name was called and then
iere was a mighty roar of applause
iat made the very welkin ring, and
gain and again the applause went up.
en. Hampton arose and again the yells
roke forth once, twice and more and I
nally when quiet came the singing of
ie Doxology follo wed and was render
i with feeling.
GEN. WADE HAMPTON'S SPEECH.
Gen. Hampton spoke out, and it was
ith clearness and decision, and once
c awhile with a show of youtnful fire.
moe in awhile he looked around to
trds the box in which uat his daugh
er, Miss Daisy Hampto, and Mr. Mc
auffie Hampton. Lieut. Gen. Wade
[ampton spoke as follows: My corn
ides, I have heard that rebel yell be
re and I wish that I could respond to
now, as it was once my pride to do,
od tell the brave men who were around
te to go in and win, but time has
tarked many a mile stone on
iy march to my last resting place.
'erhaps there are some among you here
ho knew the old Philips Legion. The
eutenant colonel of that legion was
ne of the best fighters of the legion,
uit he was not much on grammar or'
till and once, when his legion was in
inter quarters, he sent an officer to in
pect and drill them. Well, they were
ot accustomed to quick time, on foot
ad the old general compromised by
iying, "Their spirits are good, but
ieir winds are short." Now that is ~
ery much the condition of myself. I
ave had a very severe attack of grip e
ad that has left me very much in the ,
tine condition as those men. By the ~
y, that recall another incident. Whent
iey came to South Carolina, at the last
the war, they nore sent down near
ranchville and were put one night to
:lieve some mihitia, who always camp
along a branch, and the day after
.u~y camped there he found the
Lderais Lad climed up the trees of the ~
K.amp and fired down upon their breast
urke and next moroigg they went in
ie branch and comminced droppingt
2050 Yankeen like ducks. One Yankee
fljed out, "What troops are those?"
le said, militia; and he said, "You a~re
-- li..r. They are not militia."
ly comrades, I will say friends, be-5
s.use I am a fi e id of every comrade
ho has been t;rue. You are moy
secnds and I have been appointed by
se osmnp, whicih hionors me my bearing
iy name, to retur n thanks to you for I
ozig, to we lcome your here, as I de
~r them, fcr myself, for every brave
~an in Ublumnbia, for every noble and
.ristie woo-an who still clings to the I
utu .which in -pire~s i's. I welcome you. I
cid the mayor ias extended to you the<
-etdow of the cie;. You are wecome
n~d the freedom of Columiia is offered:
ouL and I ann surse that in no other
ace in thec world, in the South, could I
ou feel a brigiiter welcomre. I have a
een miny of amy old men from Georgia<
od other S:ates. We are honored to-t
igtc by having an old co'dier, Gen. :i
Krdon, from Georgia, with us. He i
as come to do honor to Colambia where I
e helped us so much in 187t6 and all :
of you who were in the cavalry will
join me when I say we were always
glad when we knew Gen. Gordon was
leading his men (Applause.) He is
here and I, for you, thank him for the
horor he does.
Now, my friends, I can say nothing
more to you. I have come from a sick
bed that I might meet you, and tell
you I have never forgotten the old lang
syne, when we camped together. * I can
never forget those days. They say our
cause has been lost; but a just cause
never dies. It will live forever, and I
paay to God that in the hearts of all
the men who fought so bravely they
will remember that though the cause
on earth is lost, it will long go down
the pages of history as one of the
noblest and-greatest struggles and made
by the noblest army that ever trod this
green earth.
At the conclusion of Gen. Hampton's
brief speech there was an outburt of
applause.
Commander Starling gracefully pre
seated Gen 0. Irvine Walker, and
there was an outburst of applause for
Gen. Walker, for he is the man above
all who has made such a Reunion pos
sible. Gen. Walker said:
Gen. Walker, cammander of the
division, responded to the address of
welenme. He spoke strong and clear
and could be generally heard. He re
tu:rned sincere thanks for the splendid
weloomo and magnificent hospitality ex
tended the veterans. He spoke of Co
lu:nbia's devotion to the cause and con
ritulated her citizens that they had
builded from her ruins a city whose pros
perity was gratifying and whose con
,inued growth would eventually make
he r the metropolis of the state. He re
!erred to the faot that Columbia was the
::th-place of the division. At the first
neeting there were fifteen camps repre
ieated by twenty nine delegates. Now
;here are 135 camps with hundreds of
ray-haired de!egates.
Qen. Walker then read the tribute to
:he dead and to the women cf Sou:h
s2rolina, which was responded to by
:he assemblage.
A LADY ORATOR.
In a few appropriate word3, he intro
xced Miss Elizabeth Lumpkin, who
ielivered the adaress of welcome* to the
:iaorgia veterans.
Miss Lumpkin took the crowd by
torm and her reception was seemingly
he heartiest ovation of the evening.
13r remarks were well timed and replete
ith noble sentiments. She spoke with
olear strong voice, and her delivery
vas faultless. In ner address directly
o the veterans, after dcolaring4hat she
eyed them all, the whole assemblage
ose en masse and checred her to thei
cho Whern she declared, with rreat
ramatic fLi e, that it might be Mne
uns of vterani wead forge; th veG
ran3 and taeir cauze, buL their daugh
er& never wowd, the euthueiass wa,
rathout boutds. Though a daagh-r of
ieo.g.a, siie paii a glowing trioute to
I.u-rn Carolina, and in cio-ing, cailed
to veteraab the cva.1irs of tLe eartE.
Vhen kie bow. d er adua, tho,e abou;
Le stag, htartiy c.ogva:u ated her on
Ler efforts. The v'teraj-i cheered and
'heered, arid Mise Lumpkin bowezd hei
,ckcowltdgments
Amoig those who extended their con
;ratula:iuns was General G(rdvn. Oa
LAs appear.ance he was recetved with vo
f.r aus cIees and there were load calls
or him.
GEN. JOHN B. GORDON
inally rose and eaid:
"I am not a Carolinian, but I'm a
~eorgisn, and can prove it by this en
ire audience." Much applause and
heering going on, he said: "1'm stand
ng to-night on South Carolina soil, and
n the very hearr of hearts of Southern
hivalry. More than that, I am stand
ng in the presence of the very greatest
nan that it has ever produced in all
ine, (great applause,) and I mean no
'ain flattery. luse no unmeaning words
hen I say that, taking htim as a private
itizen, as a soldier upon a hundred
loody fields, as the hereof Reconstruc
ion, worse than war and the gory field,
tanding to-day in his might like the
nountains on your own northern border
ith the very clouds around his head
,nd dust of the past at his feet, without
ne stain in his life, without the possi
ility of a doubt, I pronounce Wade
lampton the chief of men, and now my
Jonfederate brothers, I want to say
hat it has been my fortune to stand be
ore some great armies in this country
,nd in foreign lands, but as God-is my
udge, I believe that a Convention of
lonfederate Veterans is the noblest
;athering that everwet beneath the stars
nd it requires no piercing vision to
ead upon the brow of every. man here
resent the four leters, H, IE, R, (J."
Gen. Gordon received little less than
a ovation, and for the few moments
hat he spoke threw his whole soul into
rhat he had to say.
Gen. Walker then presented
GEN. A. J. WEST, OF ATLANTA,
rho delivered the formal response of
relcome on the part of the Georgia Vet
rans. It was a fine speecn. Gen.
Vest's running retrospeot and review
f the great battles and leaders of the
rar was eloquent and forceful, and im
pite of its wealth of detail was listened
o with breathless attention. His re
iew of the life and services of Pei
.ent Davis. the hero of Buena Vista
.nder the Stars and Stripes, the man
rho watched by the cradie and grave of
he Confederacy, who was chained in a
.ungeon for his loyalty to constitutional
ight, and who wrote the epitaph of the
'storm-cradled nation that fell," was
eard with enthusiasm. The leading
hought in his peroration was that the
louth's tremendous lots of blood and
reasure had not been in vain, but had
eeure:d an honorable peace and a splen
.id heritage for future generations. "It
s better to have fought and lost than
sever to have fought at all."
DR. THIORNWELL's ADDRESS.
The annual address for this reunion
rad been assigned to the Rev. James
i. Thornwell, of Fort Mill, ohsplain of
he South Carolina Division. The im
sense crowd had become a little rest
ses, the exercises had been a little
onger than expeated, there were signs
fa thund er-torm, and when General
'Vest coo 2luded quite a number of the
udience left the hall, and th-re was
omei confusion. Dr. Thornwell there
ore concluded to abridge his address,
, it would be pubolithed in full in the
taily papers, It was an appeal for jus
ice to the Confederate sildier, his
notives and his character. It urged
pon the younger men of the South the
uty of preserving the memory of their
athers from asersion and the canse
for which they fought from misrepre
sentation.
This closed the evening's exercises.
THURSDAY'S DOINGS.
The business meeting of the conven
tion was called to order at 10 o'clock a.
m. by Gen. C. I. Walker. Dr. Thorn
well, the chaplain, made the opening
prayer, and Adjutant Holmes called the
roll, nearly every camp being represen
ted.
Gen. Walker made his annual report,
in which he referred with gratifi "ation
to the increased number of members,
and paid a tribute to those who had
died during the year.
The report made reference to a pro
posed change in the constitution, which
will prohibit any one or any camp or
any city where the reunion is held from
inviting any guests to the cotvention
except one connected with the Confed
eracy. This was enthusiastically adop
ted. The resolution was brought forth
by the action of Memphis in inviting
President McKinley. While there was
no objection to his being present other
wise it was considered inappropriate
to have so distinguished a guest in one
who had fought on the other side.
General Floyd was introducid and
made a most eloquent address in which
he heartily commended the work of the
Sons of Veterans, who are trying to
preserve history, Resolutions to that
effect were introduced and Colonel
Reed, of Georgetown, and Major Har
din, of Chester, were appointed a com
mittee to wait upon the Sons.
Col. 0. L. Schumpert of Newberry,
nresented a memorial on behalf of the
University Publishing Company, in
which the action of the committee on
text books which appeared before the
state board of education in reference to
text books was criticised. The company
claims that its histories especially were
misrepresented; that they are fair to
both sides and give both sides; that for
one to be well educated in history both
sides of the great confiLet should be
known. The memorial was referred to
a committee consisting of 0. L. Schum
pert, Gen. W. E. James and Wade H.
Manning.
Aninvitation was read invitiag the
veterans to be present at the unveiling
of the Chicamauga monument. The
invitation was unanimously accepted.
Major James F. Hart presented reso
lutions, which were unanimously adop
ted, thanking Gen. Walker for what he
had done.
Gen. Walker then announced that he
had arranged with Gen. Hampton for
the convention to call on nim at 5:30
in the afternoon. The veterans accep
ted the invitation with much enthusi
asm.
On motion of Col. Croft, the sponsors
were acred also to go.
Gen. Walker presented to the con
vn-tion a beautiful wreath mwe of pal
aietto leaves in the shspe of a iLrs
mhoe whiica was :.he handiwork of Mr.
W. Swaffield. of Columbia. It is de
L-igned to be plac.d on the moaument
at Chiekamauga It was ace-pted, asa
the thatiks or the couvention were ten
dered Mr Swaffield
There beid'g a vacancy in the trus
teeshio of the Jefferson DAvis memo
rial. Dr. B B. Teagu3 was unanimous
ly e:ected The terin had expired and
thus the vacancy was created
In the afternoon the convention, sc
companied by the spon-ors, and es
caried by the Sons of Veterans, pro
ceeded to tbe home of General Hamp
ton and there presented 'heir respects
and their good wishes.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
assembled also at the residence, and
the Southern Cross of Honor was there
conferred upon the old hero.
In the evening the theatre was again
filled to its utmost capacity-the occa
sion being the presentation of the spon
sors. These young ladies seated on the
stage formee a scene of striking beauty.
Addresses were made by General M. C.
Butler, Capt. James Armstrong of
Charleston and Mr. F. H. Weston of
this city. "Jimmie" Armstrong was
at his best-his speech abounding in
wit and pleasantry.
The convention of the Sons of Vet
erans assembled in the afternoon, and
the Reunion ball, under their auspices,
took place in the hall of the House of
Represetatives atsnight. There was a
large attendance from all parts of the
State.
TRIDAY'S PROCEEDIN0S.
The State convention reassembled in
the theatre and much business of
especial interest was transacted. The
feature of the meeting was the atten
dance of a large body of boys and girls
fromn the graded school who sang several
of the war songs of the Confederate
States-"Dixie," "Bonnie Blue Flag,"
"Maryland, my Maryland.". There
was a tremendous crowd and the enthu
siasm was undiminished.
The Sons of Veterans met and con -
eluded their business session.
This being Memorial Day in South
Carolina (the anniversary of Stonewall
Jacksan's death at the Wilderness in
1863) there was the customary recogni
tion of the day here. There was a pa
rade of the veterans assembled. An
escort composed of the local, militia
the Governor's Guards and the Richland
Volunteers-was- commanded by Col.
Wilie Jon s, Gov. McSweeney and his
staff heading the column. The column
of veteran camps was headed by Gen
eral Hampton. Next came General
Walker and his staff.
Proceeding to Elmwood Cemetery, I
the soldiers gathered around the plot
containing only the graves of dead Con
federate soldiers. Simple exercises
were had-a prayer by Dr. Thornwell
and the singing of an appropriate hymn.
Then the girls and boys covered the
soldiers graves with beautiful flowers.
Then the Southern Cross of Honor was
crnf erred upon each of a number of
members of the local camp.
The conferring of the Southern Cross
of Honor is a new feature of such occa
sions. The idea originated with the
Daughters of the Confederacy who c~n
fer the crosses upon those who went
through the war and worthiy upheld
the Southern cause. Besi e veterans
the cross is conferred upon worthy sons
of deceased veterarns. The rames of
all upon whom the cross is conferred
are depositad in the Confederate mu
seum iof Richmond.
The closing feature of the great Re
union was the reception to the spon
sors in the hall of the House of Repre
sentatives. It was largely attended
I nd geatlye njoyed.
A 6OLDIERS HOME NEZDD
An Advocate of the Scheme Pres:
Fects and Figures.
To the editor of The State.
Excuse me for asking once more I
a little spee to say a word for a Soldie
home. Of courie details must be li
for the law making department, but:
it be understood that the pension sa
tem, or outlay, is not to be disturbe
The proposition is to build a home I
the destitute, helpless and homeless.
hope that when the matter comes up
the State camp that the old thread bi
argument that the old soldiers prefer
pension to spend in his own way w
not be made. Who would think for
moment of forcing an old veteran to
to a soldier's home in order to get he
from the State? Oh, no, so long as :
has a place he can call home give hi
a pension and let him stay. But wh
are we doing with thoso who are todl
on the road, or in the poor Lous
Where will they stay while spendii
their pension allowance? Rememb
the proposition is strictly for the d(
titute, helpless and homeless.
Some one jamps up and says the o
veteran will not care to go a distan
from his old friends and home in ord
to get into a soldier's home. Whe
ever a man reaches that point whe
there is no one able or willing to gi
him shelter, he will not care how far
goes.
I doubt if the number would excei
200, perhaps less, in the State th
would come under the requiremeni
The cutlay need not be very great, px
haps $25,000 cr $30,000 would furni
buildings, with moderate annual appi
priations. I believe $100,000 mee
the requirements, annually, for the hc
pital for the insane, with about a tho
sand inmates. Bat can South Carolii
afford to count costs in dealing wil
this question? These men didn't coui
costs forty years ago when same 1
these very men were of the first to alij
themselves along the Potomae fro
Harper's Ferry to the Chesapeake.
Then, this outlay would be requir
for only a brief period, in 15 years on
a few thousand of all the hosts, nori
and south, of over three millions
men, will be left. If anything is ev
done it must be done now.
We can't depend upon volunta:
contribution. All difficulties have bei
overcome in other States. Georgia h:
given over $600,000 t her soldiers sin
1880. Rememoer that we plead fort]
desitute, helpless and homeless.
0 G. Thompson,
Private Co G. 33, S. 0. Infantry.
Laurens, 8 C , May 7. 1901.
AN EXPERT PENIAN.
Forty-Six Thousand Words Writti
on a Postal Card.
Rila Kit-redge. of B-ifast, Me., char
pion 6m.%am wra r of tne ;&orld, has r
-u-* d -roM te neld, leaving hiarecord i
16,0JU0 words written witn a comm<
sCtee pea aon an orulicary poital caw
for ambiti us miscrooopic penman
Lqual or oea . Up to Lwo years ago I
wrote a great de-id. but now being withi
a f -. r monbs of 90, h* has givenup ti
lanjrious praettce of writing volumi
upon smali csrds, his hand being le
s.eady atd his ejye less brigit than in h
Dest as.
Mr Kittredgo has long beein famot
Eer his penmanship. He is a Vermont<
by birth. His practice of miniatui
ihirography begin early in life and mar
a time he has gone without his din<
eather than leave unfinished a piece
work.
His first serious competitive effort wi
made in 1837, when some one sent to ti
Belfast Journal a postal card upc
which 600 words had been crowded, at
defied any one to beat it. A few da:
afterward Kittredge banded in a post;
card upon which he had written 1,0(
words' and this being beaten he pri
duced one with 3,000 words.
The 3,000 word postal card ended i
iompetition, but Mr. Kittredge kept c
irowding his letters and words i
smaller space, turning out in successie
iards bearing 6,000, 10,000 and 20,00
words His finest work was done 186
when he wrote 46,000 words upon an o:
linary postal card, and the entire tea
of tha New Testament, about 181,00
words upon four postal cards.
He has written several presidentil
inaugurial addresses upon postal car
and has always considered it easy I
write the Lord's prayer eight times wit]
in the space covered by a five-cent nic]
e1. He wrote one of Gladstone
speeches upon a postal card and sent
to the statesman, who wrote a letteri
reply, thanking Mr. Kittredge and prail
ing his skill.
Mr. Kittredge never used any magni
Esing glasses or other aids. He hi
always worn a pair of ordidary specti
:les such as most elderly men use, an
all his writing has been done with a
yrdinary steel pen and common blac
ik. He has competed with man
would-be champions who have use
nagnifying glasses and sharp-pointe
aard lead pencils, and he has easil
ieaten them all inaspite of their advar
:age in the matter of equipment.
His writing is distinguished by it
yeauty and the artistic arrangement an
iniformity of the letters. .Esch lette
s separate and distinct, and some
ramned specimens were shown at th
laris Exposition. He says that hi
iyes naturally magnify.-Nations
Watchman.
Hanna As a Humorist.
Senator Hanna is a great humoria
-when he is apparently most serious
le declares with hands raised t
leaven that "the Dingley tariff is
noat perfect werk of tne human in
;enuity," and that "we are not goingt
ake off the metal schedule and al
ow the Nova Scotia Steel Company
'or instacce, to dump its products int
f ew E gland." This is surely mona
yoly protection's last ditch. We ni
oregor need a tariff to guard our marke
gaist Earopean ecmpetition-in fact
~e are undersellirg in its own marke
ad in the markets of the world.
Fatal Accident.
Ai elevred trarnsay used by th
Savaneahi Qu'ao comnpany at Savannal
o convey guno from its factory t1
neamers at the Pia:.: System wharve
illapsed at 3 oc ek Wednesda:
dfternoon. The small train used i.
he traffie, and its crsw, were participat
ad to the street, 40 feet below. Edwi:
W'lliams, colored, was instantly kille'
sud E:l. Montgomery and David Gaine
,ot colord, were badly injured
KILLED AND RiAB.O
its
By a Young Man Who Confesses
'01 the Crime to
rs'
et HIS SWEETHEART.
d.
or Two Fellow Workman Were the
I
in Victims. They Were Way
re
a laid and Shot to Death
ill -
a by the Murderer.
goA dispatch from Greensboro to the
"e Atlanta Journal says the facts in re
m gird to what was probably the foulest
at murder ever committed in North Car
olina have just come to light in Chero
3? kee county, beyond the Blue Ridge,
near the Tennessee line. Seventeen
er months ago Charles Mason and John
. Sherman, two white men, left a lumber
camp in which they had been employed
Id in Cherokee and were not heard of again
Do until their skeletons were found a few
er weeksago.
. Working in the Cherokee lumber
r camp with Mason and Sherman was a
re young man by the name of Charles
Dunboye, who bore a bad reputation.
Under the promise of marriage, he s
id duced the daughter of a mountainee,
and as a result of his perfidity his guilt
as a murderer has now come to light.
r- The young woman states that on the
ih day of the disappearance of Mason and
Sherman she saw Danboye arm himself
t4 with a revolver and take the trail over
. the mountains in advance of his two
2. fellow workmen.
a Several days later, while in a confi
;h dential mood, Danboye, swearing his
It sweetheart to secrecy, told her that he
)f had waylaid and killed Mason and Sher
man. He added that as soon as mat
ters became quiet he would marry the
girl, since the money he had secured
d from the bodies of the men he had mur
dered would enable them to set up
;h housekeeping.
Upon the strength of the young wo
3r man's affidavit, a warrant was issued
for Dunboye, but he eluded the officers
and has not yet been captured. It is
n believed that he is in hiding in some of
I the almo3t inaceessible-mountain passes
se near the Tennessee line.
A Big Family.
The will of the late Geo Q Cannon,
of Salt L-ke, Utah, was filed for pro
bate Friday. The will disposes of an
estate approximating $1,000 000. The
estate is divided into two p.rwe, thefirst
part, consisting of gilt edged securivies
n worth $200,000 iais is to remain in
trust unul 4eorge Q Oannon's young-,
es: child, now ninc jears of age ataius
I- majority. Al of &be thire thrt e chil
e- area of President Cannoa are 'iv.n an
A acre ot iand frm ne- Caunon 'arm and
rA $2,000 in cash, on attaining majority er
-d a mrrage the balance of the $200,000
'o to be avied among the enildreu waen
ie the youngcbt child b.comew of age.
1n Wai:e puiygamy was recogniz.d oy tne
e Mormon enucn Mr. Uanioa had four
* wives. To thtseare miled tneir homes,
a provision alo oing mads for their
is maintenance during lite. Tae remain
aer of Presidens Canno'sessae va~ue~d
is as $800,000 and consisting of 33,000
r acres of farm land, interest in flur
~e mids, irrigation companies and stock in
i nanks, ow., passes into possession of
~r the George Q - Cannon assoisrion of
f whicn President Cannoa's cnildren and
his nephew John M. Cannon are srtock
as holders to be held in truss until the
Le yougest child is forty years old.
n
d Tied and Killed.
A dispatch from Valdosta, Ga., says
0 news has just been received there of
. the. lynching of Henry Johnson, alias
"Gator," near Moniac, between there
e and Jacksonville Friday night. Tue
a day Johnson- fired at a young white
,, man named Foraker. The load of bar
a rel rivets barely grazed him. The No
0 gro was captured at Crawford, Fla.,
e and broughs back to Moniac. He con
e. fessed the shooti'ng and said that he
it intended to kill Faraker. He was held
o there for offisera to come after him and
Friday night a mob gathered and car
d 'red him to the swamp, where he was
Is tied to a log and-shot. The lynching
o occurred just over the Florida line.
~. The Negro is said to haveobeena holy
.terror. It is thought that he intended
a~ tc assassinate Foraker and then rob the
t commissary where Foraker was clerk
n ing.
Not By Fire and Sword.
It seems that the Turks do not take
more kindly to Christian missionaries
than do the Chinese. One of the Con
stantmnople .newspapars says: "The
Chisin missionaries are anarchists
who are undermining the foundations
of the Ottoman Empire. They are
Giiowari who presume to advocate a
heathen's belief in opposition to Mo
~hammedanism. In future missiiona
ries will not be allowed to open schools.
The government will retard their so
tivity where ever possible."
- Terrific Explosion.
e A terrific explosion occured at the
Henery colliery near Wilkesberre, Pa.,.
1Five miners were frightfully mangled
by powder and many were injured. One
of a number of empty cars which were
being pulled up contained ten kegs of
black powder and one box of giant
powder. The car dashed into the drum
'at the head of the slop and the powder
by conoussion. The drum and head
machinery were torn to pieces and the
up of the elope was wrecked.
Has been Raised.
-| The board of education of the Metho
>dist Episcopal Church, South, met at
t Nashville last week, Bishop Galloway
presiding. Dr. J. D. Hammond, record
ing secretary, reported that $1,500,000
ordered by the general conference as
a thank off ering for the Twentith cen
tury had been raised.
Seven persons were burned to death
while asleep in a tenement house at
South Chicago. A freight train of
sixty-five cars, which was standing in
front of the buiding and which, it is
claimed the crew refused to move,
blocked the firemen, whxo were unable
to get-near the burning building until
B it was too late.. The train crew was
arrested and iebing hld witout bail.